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Art History Minor

The Art History (formerly Visual Studies and the Arts) minor offers you the opportunity to study the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts in greater depth than through the General Education requirements alone. Courses focus on both Western and non-Western traditions and are structured by time period, region, or culture, or philosophical, sociocultural, or thematic undercurrents in the arts.

Program Requirements

16 credits from the following: (No more than 4 credits may also count toward the General Education requirement.)

VM 217 - History of Non-Western Art IV: Arts of the Americas and the Pacific

Choose one of the following:

VM 409 - Seminar in Western Art

VM 410 -?Seminar in Non-Western Art

Students must also successfully complete at least one other course in the Visual Arts (excluding studio arts or production courses). This may include the courses listed above or VM 105, VM 203, VM 315, or any pre-approved Interdisciplinary Studies course offered through the Institute.

Comedy Writing and Performance Minor

For students who are focused on developing their skills and knowledge of the comedic arts, this interdisciplinary minor has courses that give students opportunities to work on writing, performing, and studying multiple genres and styles of comedy. Students must earn at least 20 credits (five courses), with courses drawn from the Departments of Visual and Media Arts, Performing Arts, and Writing, Literature and Publishing. All students must take two required courses to earn the minor, VM 222: Writing for Television and VM 208: The Evolution of Comedy. Students will then choose three additional classes that will include both writing and performance.

Program Requirements

Required Core Course

VM 208 - The Evolution of Comedy

Choose two to three?of the following writing courses:

VM 222 - Writing for Television (Required course)

VM 322 - Comedy Writing for Television

VM 329 - Comedy Writing for Late Night

VM 423 - Writing the TV Pilot

VM 429 - The Comedy Writers Room

Choose one to two?of the following performance courses:

TH 121 - Introduction to Acting

WR 315 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Sketch Troupe*

WR 315 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Stand-up*

*WR 315 has a heavy performance component.

Photography Minor

In the Photography Minor program, you will develop your artistic vision and gain fundamental as well as specialized photography skills through an exploration of the histories, theories, and practices of photography and culture. You will engage in experimentation and innovation in both darkroom and digital approaches and produce a body of original work.